Media Coverage
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UC Santa Cruz astronomers take lead in search for life on alien worlds
Astronomers Natalie Batalha, Andy Skemer, Aarynn Carter were featured in a San Jose Mercury News article about UCSC scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope to study exoplanets.
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Astronomers Grapple with JWST’s Discovery of Early Galaxies
Astronomer Garth Illingworth was quoted in a Scientific American article about observations of distant galaxies with the James Webb Space Telescope.
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10 ways to get funding in 2022 if you're a underrepresented founder
Robert W. Fairlie, an economics professor at the University of California at Santa Cruz who studied the effects of COVID-19 on small businesses, found that in the early months of the pandemic, the number of Black, Latinx, and Asian business owners dropped more than the number of white business owners.
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Humbled Central Bankers Scale Back Their Ambitions
The Fed's new policy framework prevented a more aggressive approach to inflation, says Carl Walsh, a University of California at Santa Cruz economist who previously worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Similar coverage in Yahoo News, BNN, Financial Post, and the Economic Times.
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Renewable energy: First ocean areas to be leased off California for floating wind turbines
Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a San Jose Mercury News article about plans for offshore wind energy development in California.
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Whither West Cliff? Recent collapse of path along ‘Santa Cruz’s front porch’ suggests troubling future
Geologist Gary Griggs was featured in a Lookout story about erosion along West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz.
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The mystery of the mimic plant
Plant biologist Lincoln Taiz was quoted in a Vox article about controversial claims regarding a shape-shifting plant.
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Increase in Algae Blooms a Concern at Once-Toxic Pinto Lake
Harmful algal bloom experts Kendra Hayashi and Raphael Kudela were featured in a Good Times cover story about toxic algae in Watsonville's Pinto Lake.
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Performing Arts Troupe Creates Community For Students Of Color
For more than 20 years, the African American Theater Arts Troupe at UC Santa Cruz has provided a sense of community for Black students on campus while also celebrating Black playwrights.
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COVID-19 is robbing Latino community of a secret weapon behind their success: grandparents
Alicia Riley, a sociologist and expert in Latino studies and mortality at UC Santa Cruz, shared her fears that the tear in Latino family and community networks will have serious mental health consequences for surviving members and set back gains Latinos have made in education and income. The article was also syndicated in Yahoo News.
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New low-cost housing at UC Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz is bringing more lower-cost housing on campus. According to campus officials, the plan will provide housing for almost 1,000 undergraduates and will nearly triple the number of students living at Kresge College.
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Offshore wind farms can harm marine wildlife
Biologists Don Croll and Aspen Ellis were featured in an Earth.com article about their research on how to mitigate the impact of offshore wind farms on marine birds.